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AISI 309H Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both AISI 309H stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309H stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
22.5 to 25.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040